Gutter hanger



Sept. 22, 1931. M. RACHLIN 1,824,570

GUTTER HANGER Original Filed March 31, 1927 INVENTOR I 5 3 H708 r Patented Sept. 22, 193i f M x nAonmn, onnnooxmz' v, NEW YORK d v GUTTER H NGER.

A plican ;manarcnai, 1927,fse1:ia1hormones. Renewed ma 1928..

' The present invention relatesto improve ments in gutter hangers; and inore particularly to that' type which is known". in the trade asfshank and circle hanger. A main object of the inventionis to provide a simple and inexpensive adj ustable hanger theshank an'cl'circle portionsof whichare so formed and combined that rockingof the circle: on the shank is eifectivelyiprevented. I also aim to so construct and design the circle that it may bei lliladbf comparatively-thin stock and still becapable of' withstanding' thef strainsand'stresses'to which it is ordinarily subjected. I'further-aim to provide. abent shank of channeldform"with reinforcement for the" junction 1 of its tangularlyarranged portions, one'ofwhich portions engages the roof, while the other is attached to they circle. As here shown and described,the shank and scale, of the f'o'uter endofrthe circle element of the hanger; Fig. 5 is'a top plan--view of theshank'elemerit of the hanger}; Figi dis a section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5,4011 a larger scale ;-and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the blank from which the-circle element of the hanger is formed." it! A's appears from the-drawings, the hanger comprises a gutter supporting circle 10 and 'a shank 11-, these elementsbeing adjustably secured together by a screw-bolt 12, the shank :beingin practice attached'to the supporting 'stru'cture in any suitable manner, for instance by nails, not shown. As-shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the heel 26 ofthe circle 10 is laterally embossed or ridged at 27 for lateral engagementin the channelled shank 11, and also 5 has a lateral shoulder, adjacent the ridge circle are each stampedfrom a-single'piece .22, although this is not essential.

' by bending or embossingthe web 14 to a chanand: the lower edge of the heel, for eng agement with theouter faceoredge of the shank, this shoulder being formed by the outer side of a groove 29 in the shankJYThis interen gagement of the parts effectively prevents 55 rocking of the one onfthe other. 1

' The gutter hanger circle '10 is stamped from as'ingle strip 13 of sheet metal, shown straight in Fig. of the "drawings. .This strip 13 is rolled or bent edgewise intothe shape of an arc of a circleto form the gutter hanger circle The circle comprises a=ver tical web-14;, provided at its outer end with a hook 15, which is adapted to extend through i an opening'ildinahookeshapedelement 17, 65 the latterbeing adapted to be bent over! the I bead 18: of the' gutter' 19, as shown in- F-ig l' of thedrawings; Thenpper edge of the vei' tica-l web 14" merges into "an outwardly" bent horizontal portion20 (Fig. 2), and'this poixtion 20 into :an: upwardly extending portion 21', which extends in parallel relation'to the vertical web. The upwardly extending portion 21 merges intoa horizontal flange-22,

which forms 'a gutter seat 22fand overhangs 15 the vertical'web 14. The inner'end of the gutter seat 22 terminates in a'finger or'catch 23, forengagement with the plain edge 24 of the gutter 19. As shown in'Figl2 of the drawing's, agroove 25 extends throughout the 9 lengthof the "circle, between the web 14 and the gutter seat 22. The vertical web 14 is disposed centrally in "relation to the gutter seat -At its inner. end, the circle 10l1'as a. heel portion 26 which is laterallyridged'by virtue ofhaving a vertical rib 27 formed in the'web 14.. As shown in Fig. 3, the rib 27 is formed nel section. In the said rib27 isprovi ded a vertical row of apertures 28, totakethe screwbolt. 12. In the heel 26, alongside and paralleling the rib 27', there is ave'rtical groove 29,

formed by a fold of thesheet metal throughout the height of the heel. The upper portion of the groove 29 is in effectacontinuation ofthe groove 25 between the. flange 22 and the web1f1,while.its lower portion represents a bending oftheweb. 14. In other Ill) words, the groove 29 merges laterally with the groove 25.

The shank 11 is also stamped from a single piece of sheet metal. It comprises a vertical stem 30 of channel formation. Throughout practically its whole extent, vertically consi dered,the stem 30 is apertured, as at 31, so that the circle 10 may be adjusted thereon in a well understood manner. At the upper end of the stem 30 the shank is subjected to a twisting operation, as at 32 and bent, so that the upper portion 33 extends at an angle to ally from the twist 32 to its free end 342, and the'height of its vertical webs 35' decreases gradually from the twist 32 to the free end 34. In other words, the portion33 of the shank is tapered longitudinally and transversely, so that it may be readily inserted beneath the shingles on a roof, 'As shown in the drawings, nevertheless, the shank has. a constant cross-sectional area. The portion'33 of the shank is provided with a row of apertures 36, through which nails may be driven into the roof structure: in order to secure the shank thereto. As appears from the drawings, the shank has at the juncture of the stem 30 and the'roof engaging portion 33 alongitudinal rib 37, formed by embossment of the bottom of theshank channel in the same general way as in Fig. 3, for the purpose of strengthening the said juncture. Breaking or distorting of the shank at the said juncture is thus'eflectively prevented. w

When the elementslO and 11 of the hanger are beingassembled, .the vertical rib 27 of the circle heel is seated in the channel of the stem or shank30, and one of the vertical webs or groove 25) affords a square shoulder to engage against the outer side of the shank stem 30, and rocking-of the circle on the shank is thus effectively prevented. As shown in the drawings, the upper and lower portions of the groove 29 are each of a width to fit the web 30 (Figs. 1 and 3). l

-A plurality of shanks and circles, suitably spaced apart, are used for mounting the gutter on the supporting. structure. In use, the shanks are first attached to the supporting structure, the circles shifted on the respective shanks to the desired height and screw-bolts 12 put through registering apertures in theshanks and circles. The gutter is then put in place, the hook-shaped element 17 being engagedwith the gutter bead. It will be noted that, inasmuch as the circleis bent or rolled edgewise in forming the same, and by virtue of its cross-sectional configuration, the

circle may be made ofcomparatively thin stock and yet be able to withstand the strain and stresses to which it is subjected.

'nel of both said stem In stamping the circle portion of the hanger, the hook 15 on the outer end of the circle may be united with the gutter seat 22 by a web 38, as shown in Fig. 4E of the drawings, thus providing a very rigid construction at the outer end of the circle which will effectively Withstand torsional force.

VVhat' I claim is 1. A gutter hanger circle stamped from a single strip of sheet metal curved edgewise in an arc of a circle and including a body portionhaving a flange forming a gutter seat the stem. The portion 33 of the shank is also of channel formation. It widens out gradu.

and a groove adjacent said flange, a verticaltending rib bent out from saidheel portion, said rib being apertured and said heel portion being provided with, a groove extending in parallel relation-to said rib throughout the entire length'or the latter and disposed'betweensaid rib and said flange and merging with said first-mentioned'groove. 2. A. gutter hanger circle stamped froma single strip or sheet metal curved edgewise in' an arc of a circle and including. a vertical web extending throughout the length of the circle, an outwardly extending horizontal portion mergingiwith said web, an upwardly extending portion merging with said horizontal portion, and a horizontal flange merging into said upwardly extending portion, said horizontal flange forming a gutter seat.

3. In a gutter hanger according to claim 2, said web being disposed centrally in relation to said flange. 1

4. In a gutter hanger-according to claim 2,

at the outer end of said circle said web being connected with said flange by a web extending at right angles to the plane of said vertical web. v

5. A gutter hanger shank of channel formation stamped from a single strip of sheet metal and comprising a vertically extending stem apertured substantially throughout its length, a roof attaching portion extending at an angle to saidstem, and a rib formed at the juncture of said stem and said roof attaching portion, said rib extending into the chanand said roof attaching portion.

6. A gutter hanger circle having a heel portion laterally ridged for lateral engagement in a channelled shank, and provided with a shoulder adjacent the lower edge of the heel to engage against the outer face of the shank and thereby keep the circle from turning downward relative to the shank.

' 7. A gutter hanger "circle having a heel portion laterally ridged for lateral engagement in a channelled shank, and grooved alongside the ridge throughout the height of the heel to take the corresponding shank flange.

8.'A gutter hanger circle or sheet metal having a heel portion laterally embossed for lateral engagement in a channelled shank,

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